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Widespread violence in several districts of West Bengal left 12 people dead and more than 40 injured on the voting day of the panchayat elections - Photogallery

Widespread violence in several districts of West Bengal left 12 people dead and more than 40 injured on the voting day of the panchayat elections. According to the reports, North and South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, Burdwan, Nadia, Murshidabad and South Dinajpur were among the most effected districts. The goons targeted several voting booths as they hurled petrol bombs to scuttle the process of peaceful voting. Opposition parties blamed ruling TMC for messing up the panchayat elections. Earlier, the Left leaders had said that TMC forcefully prevented opposition candidates from filing their nomination and later on its ruffians pressurised the candidates to withdraw their nominations. Now, these goons are killing innocents, BJP added. TMC repudiated all allegations and said that the intensity of violence is less as compared to the one during the Left Front rule. "To all 'newborn' experts on Bengal #PanchayatElections in State have a history. 400 killed in poll violence in 1990s in CPIM rule. 2003: 40 dead. Every death is a tragedy. Now closer to normal than earlier times. Yes, few dozen incidents. Say, 40 out of 58,000 booths. What's %age? (sic)", TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Twitter. DGP Surajit Kar Purakayastha also substantiated TMC’s claim and said that the number of deaths this time was less as compared to the previous panchayat election, where 25 people lost their lives. (BCCL)

Widespread violence in several districts of West Bengal left 12 people dead and more than 40 injured on the voting day of the panchayat elections. According to the reports, North and South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, Burdwan, Nadia, Murshidabad and South Dinajpur were among the most effected districts. The goons targeted several voting booths as they hurled petrol bombs to scuttle the process of peaceful voting. Opposition parties blamed ruling TMC for messing up the panchayat elections. Earlier, the Left leaders had said that TMC forcefully prevented opposition candidates from filing their nomination and later on its ruffians pressurised the candidates to withdraw their nominations. Now, these goons are killing innocents, BJP added. TMC repudiated all allegations and said that the intensity of violence is less as compared to the one during the Left Front rule. "To all 'newborn' experts on Bengal #PanchayatElections in State have a history. 400 killed in poll violence in 1990s in CPIM rule. 2003: 40 dead. Every death is a tragedy. Now closer to normal than earlier times. Yes, few dozen incidents. Say, 40 out of 58,000 booths. What's %age? (sic)", TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Twitter. DGP Surajit Kar Purakayastha also substantiated TMC’s claim and said that the number of deaths this time was less as compared to the previous panchayat election, where 25 people lost their lives. (BCCL)